- title: "GraphQL field `totalWeight` is deprecated"
  announcement_milestone: "16.3"
  removal_milestone: "17.0"
  breaking_change: true
  reporter: tmike
  stage: Plan
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416219
  body: |  # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    You can use GraphQL to query the total weight of issues in an issue board. However, the `totalWeight` field is limited to the maximum size 2147483647. As a result, `totalWeight` is deprecated and will be removed in GitLab 17.0.

    Use `totalIssueWeight` instead, introduced in GitLab 16.2.
